This Web site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance, without modification, of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. This page contains important notices and copyright information that must be observed. Please read them carefully. Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

As a condition of your use of this Web site, you warrant to MDU Resources that you will not use this Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or that is prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.

MDU Resources makes no representations about the suitability for any purpose of the information contained in the documents and related graphics on this Web site. The contents of this Web site are only for general information or use. All such documents and related graphics are provided "as is," without warranty of any kind. The contents do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making, or refraining from making, any decision.

This Web site may contain references to products, programs, and services that are not announced or available in your geographic area. Such references do not imply that MDU Resources intends to announce such products, programs, or services in your geographic area.

Information on this Web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. MDU Resources may also make improvements and/or changes in the products, programs, or services described in this information at any time without notice.

Furthermore, information on this web site is current only on the date which the information is issued. The company undertakes no obligation to update this information to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such information is issued.

Hyperlinks

This Web site may contain links to Web sites operated by parties other than MDU Resources. Such links are provided for your convenience only. MDU Resources does not control such Web sites, and is not responsible for their contents. MDU Resources' inclusion of links to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other items of a destructive nature.

Disclaimer of warranty

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY STATED, ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR COMPLETENESS, ARE DISCLAIMED.

Limitation of liability

MDU RESOURCES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, REFERENCING, ACCESSING, OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS OR HYPERLINKS ON THIS WEB SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MDU RESOURCES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE. MDU RESOURCES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION-HANDLING OR LIKE SYSTEMS; AND LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE. MDU RESOURCES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SUCH DAMAGE HOWEVER IT ARISES, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF MDU RESOURCES, ITS AGENTS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR ASSIGNS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THIS WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEB SITE.

Intellectual property, copyright & trademark

All images, graphs, text, or other content in this Web site are, to the extent permitted by law, copyrighted and otherwise proprietary. No reproduction, transmission, or other use of this information is permitted without the prior written permission of MDU Resources; MDU Resources hereby grants you permission to copy and distribute the material found on the Web site for personal, non-commercial use only. You may not copy or redistribute this material without including the copyright notice immediately following.

MDU Resources does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our Web site. Please note that any information or material sent to MDU Resources will be deemed NOT to be confidential. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, any materials provided by you in connection with this Web site shall be deemed to be provided on a non-proprietary and non-confidential basis. MDU Resources shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such materials and shall be free to use or disseminate such materials on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. By sending MDU Resources any information or material, you grant MDU Resources an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that MDU Resources is free to use for any purposes any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques that you send us. You acknowledge that you are responsible for the materials and disclosures that you submit, and you, not MDU Resources, have full responsibility for the materials, including their legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.

We will, however, not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.

Privacy statement

Introduction

MDU Resources recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of all information provided by visitors to this Web Site. We created the following policy guidelines to guide our relationships with our users based on a fundamental respect for your right to privacy.

Collection and Security of Personal Information

MDU Resources collects some information voluntarily offered by users of this Web Site. MDU Resources uses reasonable precautions to maintain the security of the personal information of users and to disclose such information only to third parties after permission from the user. However, no security system is perfect. Therefore, MDU Resources is not responsible if someone manages to circumvent our security measurers and gain access to the database, including information pertaining to individual users, nor can we be responsible for any use, reproduction, or disclosure they may make of it.

Disclosure to Third Parties

MDU Resources may disclose specific user information (such as identity and contact information) if we believe that such disclosure is necessary or desirable to: (i) fulfill legal or regulatory requirements, (ii) protect our rights or those of others, (iii) prevent or mitigate harm or damage of any kind or nature, or (iv) address or seek redress for a violation of these Terms of Use or other obligations to MDU Resources or any third party, including our partners, advertisers, and other users.

Additionally, MDU Resources may collect, analyze, and disclose to others aggregated information (which includes users’ specific information but only as an unidentifiable part of the aggregate) gathered from overall use of the Web Site or particular features or areas of the Web Site. Among other purposes, this information allows us to analyze usage trends so that we can maintain an effective, responsive site.

Finally, if MDU Resources, or one of our lines of business, is sold, merged with, or otherwise acquired by a third party, your information may be (i) disclosed, under duty of confidentiality, to a potential purchaser or merger partner as part of the pre-closing due diligence process, or (ii) included among the transferred assets.

Contact by MDU Resources

Through the use of e-mail addresses provided at registration or otherwise, MDU Resources periodically sends out e-mail newsletters and promotional e-mail to our users about services and products offered by MDU Resources. Upon request, we will remove you (and your information) from our database or permit you to otherwise "opt-out" of any further e-mail newsletters or contact.

Partners, Linked Sites, and Advertisers

In addition to the information we collect, our partners or advertisers may collect information that you provide in connection with a co-branded page, such as partner-sponsored contest on the Web Site. In such cases, the information is the property of the sponsoring partner, as well as MDU Resources. Additionally, if you provide information to a web site that is linked to this Web Site, the information is the property of the linked site’s owner – and may be used as outlined in that site’s privacy policy, MDU Resources is not responsible for the content terms of use, privacy policies, or acts or omissions of web sites to which we may provide links or the web sites of our business partners or advertisers. We do not necessarily recommend or endorse the services or goods offered by any co-branding partner, advertiser, or linked site.

Changes to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

MDU Resources may revise the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy from time to time. Unless stated otherwise, changes will become effective immediately upon their posting. MDU Resources will usually post a notice on the home page of the Web Site if we have revised the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy in the past seven days; however, you should check the applicable areas of the Web Site regularly to ensure you are apprised of any new changes.

Questions

If you have any questions or concerns about the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, please feel free to email us at legal@mduresources.com.

Local Laws

MDU Resources controls and operates this Web site from its headquarters in North Dakota and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Web site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

Other

The contents of these Legal Notices represent the entire understanding relating to the use of the Web site and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting, or additional communications. MDU Resources may from time to time revise these Legal Notices without notice by updating this posting.

Any action related to these Legal Notices will be governed by the laws of North Dakota and controlling U.S. federal law. No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply. All disputes related to these Legal Notices regarding the use of this Web site shall be adjudicated in the State or Federal courts located in North Dakota.